There was much speculation Microsoft would release a Windows 10X build, which had a progressive ring boot animation.
That animation is an alternative to the dotted ring you see during Windows 11s boot sequence.
However, the big M has scrapped 10X.
Nevertheless, Microsofts latest desktop OS has retained some design features from 10X.
To enable it, a registry tweak needs to be applied that creates a newBootControlkey with aBootProgressAnimationDWORD.
Click theRestartStart menu option.
When Windows restarts, youll see a different ring, shown in the screenshot below.
The difference between them is that the new animation is a solid ring.
The default Windows 11 boot ring is a dotted one.
The solid ring from 10X is a slightly clearer and bolder boot animation.
However, you’ve got the option to restore Windows 11s original boot animation if you prefer it.
Open theControlkey, as covered in steps one to four above.
Then right-click theBootAnimationkey you added and selectDelete.
ClickYesto confirm youre sure about erasing that registry entry.
Or you’re free to set up a registry script to do it for you.
Deselect theEnable Boot Animation from Windows 10Xcheckbox.
Or it’s possible for you to click theReset this page to defaultsbutton.
Winaero Tweaker also includes some other interesting boot and login options worth noting.
For instance, you could kill the boot animation ring altogether.
To do that, clickBoot Optionsto view the options below.
Unchecking theEnable loading circlecheckbox will disable that animation.
There it’s possible for you to also select four boot behavior tweaks.
Or selectAlways show boot menuto view the Windows Boot Manager when you start up your PC.
Some users will probably love the more stylish ring, but others may prefer the old one.
Try enabling the progressive ring animation with one of the methods above to see which one you prefer.
